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CVE-2016-9150

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 34.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2016-11-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in the management web interface in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS before 5.0.20, 5.1.x before 5.1.13, 6.0.x before 6.0.15, 6.1.x before 6.1.15, 7.0.x before 7.0.11, and 7.1.x before 7.1.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

• Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS: from 5.0.0 before 5.0.20; from 5.1 before 5.1.13; from 6.0.0 before 6.0.15; from 6.1.0 before 6.1.15; from 7.0.0 before 7.0.11; from 7.1.0 before 7.1.6 — fixed in 5.0.20, 5.1.13, 6.0.15, 6.1.15, 7.0.11, 7.1.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 5.0.20, 5.1.13, 6.0.15, 6.1.15. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94399
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037382
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9150
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40790/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94399
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037382
• https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-9150
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40790/

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